England boss Eddie Jones insists the blame is entirely Scotland’s if they are knocked out of the World Cup by Super Typhoon Hagibis.
Organisers have cancelled England’s match against France in Yokohama on Saturday but are hopeful Scotland’s final group game against Japan can go ahead in the same city on Sunday.
“We have been talking about it all the time, about the possibility that this was going to happen.
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“You know what’s going to happen. It’s typhoon season here and you’ve got to be prepared for it. We had an idea it could happen and therefore you have to accumulate points in your games to put yourself in the right position in case that happened.
“We just knew that there was the possibility of a game like this during the tournament so we just wanted to put ourselves in the best position we could.
“This is supposed to be a big typhoon, so I don’t see any other option that the organisers had. That’s why we’re not concerned at all about the comings and goings of it, we think it’s the right decision.”